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rabi

Bingham

rábi

vi. bellying as a sail, indented as a coast, curved laterally.
n. a bay.

rábi

n. a rabbi (ENG).

Sabatier

rabi

a. forming curve, bend, coil, arch, falling in waves, undulating, concave, etc.
ex.
  • rabin te mangko: turned back edge of mug.
  • rabini karawa: edge of sky, horizon.
ex. rabin te aba: bay, cove.
a. rabirabi: wavy, undulated, pleated.
v. tao-rabi: to put edge of mosquito net under sleeping mat.
vt. tao rabia: idem.
v. tiku rabirabi: to hang in creases, creased (material, stockings, etc.).
vc. ka-rabia: to put a border on.
karabiraoa: idem.

Rabi

n. star (in Chariot).
syn. Te Kataba.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation, Weather and sky